The government reaction to the police shooting at a violent protest at Rambukkana on April 19, 2022, undermined the overall security posture. Repeated US interventions, HRCSL (Human Rights Commission) action as well as the position taken by some members of the Bar Association demoralized the police and the military. That was the only death caused […]
The primary demand of the 2022 protests – the removal of Gotabaya Rajapaksa from his role as president – has been achieved, but the secondary demand of “system change” has not.